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Brazil adds BYD to slave labor registry

BYD was added to Brazil's registry of employers who have subjected workers to conditions similar to slavery after Chinese workers at the automaker's operations were allegedly subjected to human trafficking and abusive contracts. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #brazil #byd #carmaker #autos #laborissues Read the story here: 👉 Subscribe: Keep up with the latest news from around the world: Follow Reuters on Facebook: Follow Reuters on X:…

https://fllics.com/en/video/brazil-adds-byd-to-slave-labor-registry/

Is Capitalism a Fraud? Caller Breaks Down the Endless Extraction Cycle

A caller breaks down how capitalism endlessly extracts, shifts goalposts, and traps workers. A must-hear critique of the system millions are questioning.

Is Capitalism a Fraud? Caller Breaks Down the Endless Extraction Cycle

A caller breaks down how capitalism endlessly extracts, shifts goalposts, and traps workers. A must-hear critique of the system millions are questioning.

#ICE #TSA #scabs #scabbing #LaborIssues

"ICE agents expected to arrive at U.S. airports to assist with TSA shortages

President Donald Trump has suggested the agents would be arresting undocumented immigrants at airports.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are expected to arrive at airports Monday to assist with staff shortages, a day after President Donald Trump threatened he would do so unless congressional Democrats agreed to a GOP-backed funding deal to end a partial government shutdown."

https://archive.ph/c3SVk#selection-323.0-323.287

Crews Claim Boring Company Failed to Pay Workers and Snubbed OSHA Concerns

https://nashvillebanner.com/2025/11/25/boring-company-nashville-shane-trucking-and-excavating/

#HackerNews #BoringCompany #WorkersRights #OSHA #Concerns #LaborIssues #NashvilleNews

https://www.europesays.com/ie/168370/ Canada Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.9% in October #Business #Canada #EconomicNews #EconomicPerformance #EconomicPerformance/Indicators #Economy #Éire #employment #Employment/UnemploymentFigures #GeneralNews #IE #indicators #Ireland #LaborIssues #LINK:EN|drn:realtime.linkedarticle.DNCO20251107007795 #newsplus #NorthAmerica #Political #Political/GeneralNews #RiskTopicsGeopolitics #SYND #UnemploymentFigures #WSJPROWSJ.com

👷‍♂️🔨 Oh no, South Koreans are shocked—shocked!—to find out that working at Hyundai's plant in Georgia involves actual work (and also detentions). Next, we’ll find out the coffee machine doesn’t brew kimchi soup. 😂🌍
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-us-georgia-raid-hyundai-24d990562f5ac20e7d3e983a77a4f7ff #SouthKorea #HyundaiPlant #WorkReality #CultureShock #LaborIssues #HackerNews #ngated

Gig Companies Violate Workers Rights

https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/05/12/us-major-companies-violate-gig-workers-rights

#HackerNews #GigEconomy #WorkersRights #LaborIssues #FairWork #JusticeForWorkers

Tesla Berlin Factory Workers Join Union Over Safety Concerns, Company Denies Reports
#Tesla #Union #SafetyConcerns #Berlin #Germany #WorkplaceSafety #TeslaDenial #EmployeeRights #LaborIssues #WorkerWellbeing #TeslaBerlin #WorkersRights #WorkersSafety
https://the-14.com/tesla-berlin-factory-workers-join-union-over-safety-concerns-company-denies-reports/

Joe Biden Should Head to Detroit Before Trump Muddies the Waters | The two have radically different records on labor. The auto worker strike is an opportunity for Biden to prove it.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/09/joe-biden-donald-trump-united-auto-workers-strike

#BidenLaborRecord #TrumpLaborRecord #AutoWorkerStrike #DetroitVisit #LaborIssues #Election2024 #Politics #News

,#SiliconValley #BigTech #Layoffs #WageSlavery #Unions #LaborIssues: "The clinical cruelty through which some of the layoffs were administered often served to underline that point — Google employees showing up to work to find that their keycards had been deactivated, workers locked out of email accounts and not allowed to enter the offices again, not even to say goodbye to colleagues they had worked with for years.

The tech sector seems to be betting that these massive, algorithmically orchestrated firings will not only cut labor costs, but also once again remind increasingly empowered tech workers of their insecurity, and the power the companies still hold. It’s a bet that has historically paid off and has helped transform the tech giants into some of the most profitable companies in history.

But there’s also a chance that this time, things could be different."

https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-01-30/column-how-big-tech-is-using-mass-layoffs-to-bring-workers-to-heel